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ADAMS, Lewis Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX49659 |
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Enlisted: | 2 March 1943, Papua New Guinea |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Jericho, Queensland, Australia, 3 September 1919 |
Home Town: | Jericho, Barcaldine, Queensland |
Schooling: | Queensland State School System, Australia |
Occupation: | Shearer and Station Hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 July 1945, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Burial reference: - Plot C1. Row F. Grave 21. Personal Inscription: - "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE". |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX49659 | |
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2 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Papua New Guinea | |
2 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX49659, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
9 Jul 1945: | Discharged | |
9 Jul 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX49659, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in Action, Battle Casualty, Mivo River Region, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, New Guinea. |
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15 Battalion
Rank - Corporal
Son of Henry Albert and Alice Elizabeth Adams, of Jericho, Queensland.